Why did the W.K. Kellogg Foundation create Expanding Equity?
WKKF has been on its own decades-long journey to create a more equitable workplace and lean into our 2007 commitment to being an “effective anti-racist organization that promotes racial equity.” We bring knowledge, experience, a network of relationships, and a collection of proven tools and human-centered approaches to share with organizations and leaders seeking to do similar transformational work. Advancing equity has been part of our work since the foundation’s inception in 1930.
Expanding Equity launched in 2019 as a series of live workshops. The live program supported nearly 200 organizations and more than 1,000 leaders from more than 10 industries through 2023. WKKF transitioned the program to an online learning platform in 2024 so that more leaders and organizations could take advantage of it.
As a private foundation, Expanding Equity puts WKKF’s capital, influence, knowledge and reputation to work in new ways. By sharing action-oriented tools, we can help advance racial, gender, and economic equity by transforming policies and practices in the industries and systems that shape society; drive better results for companies; and ultimately build equitable workplaces and an economy where all people can thrive.